In the View Web Template Items list, set properties using values from the following table.

Property

Description

Display Size

Determines if Siebel CRM minimizes or maximizes the applet. If you set Display Size to Always Maximized, then the user cannot minimize the applet.

Display Visibility

Determines if Siebel CRM displays or hides the applet. If you set Display Visibility to Always Show, then the user cannot hide the applet.

Move Range

Defines a range in which the user can move the applet. For example, on an application home page that contains two columns, applets require a move range of Column1 or Column2. Any applet with a move range of Column1 is movable only in the left-side column. Any applet with a move range of Column2 is movable only in the right-side column.

If this property is not defined, then the user cannot move the applet.

The location of an applet is fixed in the view. For example, a move range is typically defined for the salutation applet on the home page.

This step defines the default layout of the view.

In the View Web Template Items list, add the layout control applet to the view:

If the view includes a standard interactivity (SI) applet, then add the Layout Controls SI Applet.

If the view does not include a standard interactivity applet, then add the Layout Controls Applet.

These view layout controls use invoke methods to manipulate the user preferences of the view layout.

For each control you added in Step 9 add a corresponding applet web template item, and then map the control to the appropriate placeholder in the web template.

Compile and test your changes.

For more information, see Using Siebel Tools.

How the Layout Control Applet Works

The layout control applet serves as a container for the controls that handle operations that occur in the view, such as Reset Default Layout. The following modes determine how Siebel CRM displays the applet:

Show Mode. Allows the user to use controls that Siebel CRM displays at the top of each applet to edit the layout. For example, Siebel CRM displays a home page view in Show mode until the user clicks Edit Layout. Siebel CRM displays the layout control applet as the Edit Layout button.

Edit Layout mode. Provides the user with more edit capabilities than the Show mode. Siebel CRM uses the Layout Controls applet to present the Edit Layout mode. Siebel CRM displays this applet if the user clicks Edit Layout. It displays all applets on the view, and allows the user to click Done to choose one of the following options: